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Singer Laren and RKD collaborate on Kees van Dongen exhibition

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Anita Hopmans, senior curator at the RKD, is guest curator for the exhibition Kees van Dongen at Singer Laren.
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Collaboration RKD and Szépmüvészeti Múzeum Budapest

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The Szépmüvészeti Múzeum is preparing a collection catalogue of its Dutch and Flemish landscape paintings from the period 1600-1800.
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Ger Luijten (1956-2022)

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Meeting Ger was an unforgettable experience. There are few colleagues able to confront you with the materiality of works of art with such enthusiasm, knowledge, expertise and a sharp eye for significant detail.
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Mondrian and photography: professional portraits and snapshots

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Discover an unknown side of Piet Mondrian in this book, published jointly by the RKD and Tijdsbeeld Publishers.
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Marks on Art: Painting has started

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The RKD is thrilled to announce the receival of a Digital Art History Grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation for the project Marks on Art Database.
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Artist’s archive belonging to Erwin de Vries accessible to the public from 1 December

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In 2021 the RKD received the archive of Erwin de Vries (1929-2018), a prominent sculptor and painter.
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Pretty Brilliant: female artists in the RKD archives

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On Friday 2 December See All This will be launching the second part of Pretty Brilliant, a special issue about female artists.
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Drawings of Utrecht by Herman Saftleven

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A small book titled A stroll along Utrecht’s city walls. Old drawings and new photographs.
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The Nivaagaard Collection starts research project with the RKD

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The Nivaagaard Collection and the RKD have started to collaborate on the research project Dutch and Flemish paintings at The Nivaagaard Collection.

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Conservation of drawings and prints with highlights from the Mauritshuis

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A wonderful gift from the Mauritshuis: 250 nineteenth-century prints and drawings depicting works of art in the Mauritshuis collection.
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Predecessors of Bredius: Nicolaas de Roever and Adriaan de Vries

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At the start of this year, the RKD successfully launched the Bredius notes crowdsourcing project.
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Join in and help make the Bredius notes accessible!

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As of now, the crowdsourcing platform (in Dutch) through which the RKD aims to enable the accessibility of art historian Abraham B

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